The village hardware and electricity business has been in the Aluisio family for four generations.

The payment, he insisted, violated the state's agreement to take over Lilco's electricity business.

It served as a holding company for 15 gas and electricity businesses.

Insull idolized Thomas Edison, which is how he got into the electricity business in the first place.

Did the electricity business really produce that much income when the power was being used only to dazzle tourists?

Andrew has been involved in the development of the electricity business since early 2004.

"But we have a chance to create an AT&T for the electricity business."

They said, 'Hey, let's get into the electricity business.

To those in the electricity business, this is known as creating an energy portfolio: build everything, use everything and rely on nothing exclusively.

But most of the utilities, and many financial analysts who cover the electricity business, maintain a more guarded attitude.